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| Iraqi foreign minister says no "illegal occupation" in Iraq |
| 2007-03-30 |
| Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshayr Zebari on Thursday rejected remarks by Saudi Arabia that the US occupation of Iraq was illegal. 'We don't think there is an illegal occupation because these forces are present and working according to international resolutions, and are accepted by a representative elected Iraqi government,' Zebari said on the sidelines of the Arab summit being held in Riyadh. The minister added that he does not support a pullout of the US- led multi-national forces. His remarks came in response to an earlier statement by Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdel-Aziz who rejected the US presence. 'In our beloved Iraq, blood is spilled between brothers, under the shadow of a foreign illegal occupation,' the Saudi monarch said during the opening session of the Arab League Summit on Wednesday. Zebari also said that he was hopeful that there would be another Iraq reconciliation meeting at the end of April, either in Baghdad, Cairo or Istanbul. The last international meeting held in Baghdad was deemed 'fruitful' and important, Zebari said, because it featured the presence of Syrian, Iranian and US delegations. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 If / when coalition forces pack up the tents, Iraq fractures and breaks apart and the mad mullahs get the big boom boom, exactly who does the house of Saud think is going to die in the defense the royal princes? The Filipino or pakistanis who make up 95 % of what you would refer to as blue collar workforce? The wasabi students so well educated in the modrassas? It will be mighty inconvenient to be skiing in Aspen with no one to water the cactus back at the palace. |
| Posted by: Capsu 78 2007-03-30 11:19 |
| #10 Zenster your recommendation concerning the Wahhabist Saudis is well taken. One has to wonder how much Saudi money coupled with Arabian jihadists have been pouring into Iraq trying to blow themselves before Iran's infiltrated Shi'ite jihadists self detonate wherever crowds of 'infidels gather. Iraq is is being used by one barbaric Islamic evil waring against another faction of Islamic blood thirsty barbarians, and our troops are in the middle. The solution to Iraq's externally instigated inter-Islamic war is régime changes are required in Tehran, Damascus as well as Riyadh. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2007-03-30 06:02 |
| #9 Megaphone* |
| Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087 2007-03-30 02:25 |
| #8 Someone pass Mr. Zebari the speakerphone. |
| Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087 2007-03-30 02:24 |
| #7 US-backed, Shi'ite dominated Iraqi government" Verlaine, Oodles of important distortion can be packed into just a little phrase, even by a simple ommission good call Verlaine |
| Posted by: RD 2007-03-30 02:10 |
| #6 Just how incredibly stinging must that one word - "elected" - be to the assembled gangsters, retards, nano-despots, and jokers who make up the Arab summit members. Note that wire service and other MSM "reporting" from Iraq never, ever uses the word "elected" in any of their catch-phrases when referring to the Iraqi govt. (at least I never saw in '05 or '06) Even though it's the most relevant regional distinction - and of course should and does carry great moral weight when considering the barbaric terrorist opposition it and the Coalition face. "US-backed, Shi'ite dominated Iraqi government" Oodles of important distortion can be packed into just a little phrase, even by a simple ommission. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2007-03-30 01:52 |
| #5 We really need to attach a major price tag to Saudi Arabia's treachery. .com's idea of seizing their eastern oil fields makes more and more sense with each passing day. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-30 01:48 |
| #4 #3. The Wahhabis? |
| Posted by: GK 2007-03-30 01:27 |
| #3 Who elected king Abdul? |
| Posted by: ed 2007-03-30 01:12 |
| #2 There you have it. Saudi Arabia, please go sit in the corner and shut up. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-03-30 00:40 |
| #1 The sauds are getting mighty grabby here |
| Posted by: Captain America 2007-03-30 00:32 |